Plea Deal Struck In Murder Case

July 13, 2000|STAFF REPORTS

A Broward County man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder as his trial was about to begin.

Milton Griffin Jr. was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Oakland Park businessman Sedric Houston during a January 1996 holdup at Houston's Cellular Concepts at 1871 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

Another man, Marcos Milian, is serving a life sentence for his role in the killing.